# Virginia HB2732: Flavored nitrous oxide; manufacturing, selling, distributing, or possessing, penalties.

Virginia HB2732, Flavored nitrous oxide; manufacturing, selling, distributing, or possessing, penalties., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Geary Higgins (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-04 (Left in Courts of Justice) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2732-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2732
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Flavored nitrous oxide; manufacturing, selling, distributing, or possessing, penalties.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Left in Courts of Justice
- Sponsor: Geary Higgins (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Courts of Justice
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Manufacturing, selling, distributing, or possessing flavored nitrous oxide; penalties. Provides that any person who knowingly manufactures, sells, distributes, or possesses with the intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute flavored nitrous oxide, when intended for human consumption, is guilty of a Class 5 felony. Under the bill, any person who knowingly possesses flavored nitrous oxide, when intended for human consumption, is guilty of a Class 6 felony. The bill specifies that such prohibition does not apply to nitrous oxide that has been denatured or otherwise rendered unfit for human consumption or to (i) any person or establishment that is licensed to sell, serve, or offer for sale food or drink for human consumption; (ii) any person engaged in the business of selling or distributing catering supplies only or food processing equipment only, or of selling or distributing compressed gases for industrial or medical use that sells or otherwise distributes nitrous oxide in the course of that business; or (iii) any health care professional while engaged in the performance of his official duties.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Geary Higgins (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-04: Left in Courts of Justice (House)
- 2025-01-25: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2732) (House)
- 2025-01-17: Impact statement from VCSC (HB2732) (House)
- 2025-01-17: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House)
- 2025-01-17: Presented and ordered printed 25100533D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022380.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022379.PDF)

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- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022380.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022379.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2732-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).